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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
2
The piece argues Canada is not distant from conflict citing a Windsor factory plot in the Great War and warning of evolving killing methods. It calls Mussolini to push genuine non intervention and suggests volunteers and arm supplies should be halted. If Italy refuses non intervention, other powers may intervene to Spain’s civil war outcome.
The Woodstock Sentinel Review argues that Canadian National Railways pays about 5 million dollars annually in sales tax, a factor in the deficit financed by taxation. It notes sales tax adds to municipal costs for goods bought by school boards and other bodies and urges reduction if abolition is not possible.
The Brockville Recorder notes Ontario raised cityhood to 15 000, delaying Brockville’s rise. Manitoba still allows city status at 10 000, Alberta uses 5 000, and British Columbia permits city incorporation for any settlement with 100 male inhabitants.
The Empire argues that if Franco's insurgents win and the Czechoslovak issue remains unresolved, France must confront potential Italian meddling in the Mediterranean. Italy could threaten sea routes to French colonies and possibly aid Franco, unless Paris accepts Italy's right to intervene in Spain and avoids countermeasures.
Motorcycles made in Germany last year totalled 141,591, up from 125,131 in 1936 and 47,630 in 1932, reflecting a steady growth in the domestic motorcycle industry.
Metropolitan Life insurance data from 1981 to 1935 shows men aged 15 to 64 die at higher home rates than women from falls and some accidents, while above 65 women surpass men in home deaths. Burns claim more women, falls rise with age, and firearms deaths favor men.
Hastings plans to provide a tree and planting service to every resident with a front lawn. The project covers selection, planting, and ongoing maintenance to ensure tree growth and citywide greenery. Local council spokesperson emphasized community involvement and urban shade benefits.
The world recognizes Sir Frederick Banting as the diabetes cure pioneer and a native Canadian of Alliston Ontario. A famed scientist and Nobel laureate, he conducted epoch making insulin research in 1921 and 1922 with C H Best and later pursued cancer, heart, and infantile paralysis studies while leading medical research in Canada. He plans a cross country tour to review science progress this summer.
The Ottawa Indian tribe announces the fifth annual naming ceremonial and festival July 24 at Harbor Springs Michigan. The event includes sun dances snake dances scalp dances and rain dances led by Top Chief Fred Ettawangeshik with the Michigan Indian Defense Association in charge. Clarence Fisher formerly earned national renown by a rain dance during a drought, and may again perform.
A four and a half foot tall cast iron and concrete outdoor incinerator with a three bushel capacity. It features a spark arrester smoke stack and baffle plates to recycle smoke back into the fire pot. The hopper loads dry and wet refuse in alternating layers and then ignites automatically. Useful for leaves and general spring cleanup.
A flat block owner in a Jewish suburb of Jerusalem spent six hours in a manhole with only his head visible to assert exclusive drainage rights. The stunt aimed to establish control over the drainage arrangements.
Coquette the gorilla, arriving with Trainer Phil Carroll after a Congo voyage, is described as polite and educated. She eats with utensils, sleeps in a bed, and wears a burlap bag nightgown learned from a French couple.
An orange spider from Curacao has inspired a cure for seasickness. Dr Roy Upham of New York Medical College says a weak venom solution given days before sailing can prevent shipboard illness. The venom allegedly slows nerve signals between ear balance organs and the brain, reducing motion sickness.
Four men and twelve women aged 50 to 80 from Lancashire finish a 3000 mile journey by air rail and car. Norway orders ships with the flag engaged in transatlantic service to be equipped with wireless. Denmark requires building owners to paint and redecorate at set periods or face fines.
In the Oz tale, the Gnome King plots to conquer Oz and destroy Emerald City. He asks for a new general, but the Chief Steward Kaliko doubts warfare, insisting he runs affairs better than the king and has no desire to be a general. Colonel Crinkle introduces Tam as next in command.
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